Voter Services

1. Download the “Application for Vote By Mail Ballot” from the County Clerk’s website.
   1. E-mail application to: [email protected]
   2. Or mail to: McHenry County Clerk, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
2. Call the McHenry County Clerk’s office at 815-334-4242 if you have any questions.
   As a safeguard to Vote By Mail voting the following provisions are in effect:
   • A candidate whose name is on the ballot is prohibited from assisting a physically disabled voter unless the candidate is the spouse, parent, brother or sister of the voter. Also, no one other than the voter shall deposit the ballot in the mail.
   • A Vote By Mail ballot may be delivered “in person” to THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE by either the voter or by a spouse, parent, child, brother or sister of the voter. If the ballot is delivered by any of the aforesaid persons written authorization from the voter must also be provided. A ballot may also be delivered to the Clerk’s office by an authorized delivery service.
   • A voter who was issued a Vote By Mail ballot may surrender the unvoted ballot on Election Day at the polling site and vote in person.

INDIVIDUALS WHO REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL MUST PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROOF OF IDENTITY.

Any person who registered by mail, who has never voted in McHenry County before, and is requesting a Vote By Mail ballot through the mail, must provide sufficient proof of identity to allow the election authority to verify the voter’s identity prior to the mailing of a ballot; or the voter may vote “in person” at the McHenry County Administration Building, Rm. 107, with one exception: any voter who is voting under the provisions of the uniformed and overseas citizen absentee voting act who registered by mail may vote by mail.

Further information may be obtained by calling 815-334-4242 or the Illinois State Board of Election at 217-782-4141 in Springfield or 312-814-6440 in Chicago.  https://www.elections.il.gov/